With iran 28000000 people infected and approaching 1000000 dead the global coronavirus pandemic continues to exact a heavy toll but after the 1st appearance of code 19 could the World Health Organization and a free Morris Agency in its more than 18 the International Response a few months into the crisis a team of swiss italian filmmakers went in search of answers. We have therefore demanded the us system and the 19. 100. 1 the director general of the world top of an isolation made this announcement on march 11th 2020 it came as little surprise to anyone by then from its origins and who had china the coronavirus had been spreading internationally for at least 2 months already infecting 118000 people and a 114 countries. As we now know tens of. Leannes mo would eventually be infected and to date at least almost a 1000000 people have died as things stand the covered 1000 pandemic is far from over. Yet back in those early uncertain weeks as the world was waking to an unprecedented threat the w. H. O. Came under face attack. The agency is responsible to the United Nations leading the Global Response to contagious disease but critics accuse the organization of failing in its mission and every acting too slowly to the parents of the coronavirus some even claimed it had been too ready to believe what it was 1st told by the Chinese Government about the nature and severity of this new disease. As these criticisms grew we went to w. H. O. Headquarters in geneva to find out if it senior officials could have done more sooner to allow the world. Travel to be my live. Show me a joint t. V. Also feature c. N. N. Picky and. A. New feature cina. In some. Ways a moment in. Itself. On january 5th the w. H. O. Issued a reassuring press release about a mysterious new disease on the 31st of december 2019 the w. H. O. China Country Office was informed of cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology detected in rwanda city a total of 44. 00 patients with pneumonia of unknown. Based on the preliminary information from the chinese Investigation Team no evidence of significant human to human transmission had been reported earlier joe advises against the application of any travel trade restrictions on china. But if all was still common geneva in taiwan an Infectious Disease specialist had been having sleepless nights but that was december 31st the last day the end of the year. I saw it around 530 because i woke up really early that day just happened i couldnt sleep well. Young many copies are pick up that message then the post that to our lying group and about the very. Interesting but also. There was a post about a mysterious outbreak of pneumonia in china. Talk to louis is the Deputy Director of Taiwan Center for Disease Control he says that from the outside there were 3 crucial indications that something very serious was happening in china. The growth is there or be sure announcement by the us or storage to the hospitals these were reminding our beetle there is outbreak on your morning. Happening in hospitalized patients so be careful about taking those cases and the 2nd message doctors reminding each other while be careful because it could be dangerous to us so be careful that these patients were isolated and that a certain message was about to doctors chatting about well in my hospital ive found so many cases of pneumonia and they seem to be associated with the full market and preliminary Laboratory Results theres its probably sars. The 2003 songs epidemic which also began in china infected over 8000 people around the world and killed 73 people in taiwan one of the worst affected countries it had left the taiwanese very sensitive to the dangers posed by viruses capable of human to human transmission in order to limit any such threat the authorities knew that very strict containment and isolation measures would be necessary. The around 630 its still early in generally its ok for me to post in our colleagues web chat group so i have i sent a message on that chat group saying well there is the Important Message i just saw earlier on and we need to clarify that with the chinese authorities. But the center for Disease Control didnt just ask beijing for more information on december 31st it also raised the matter with. The leather says news resources today indicate that at least 7 were to be called pneumonia cases were reported in china their Health Authorities replied to the media that the cases were believed not sars however the samples were still around during the examination and the cases have been isolated for treatment i would have greatly appreciated if you have relevant information to share with us thank you very much however chan and his colleagues at the c. D. C. Believe the w. H. O. If only warnings about the virus because taiwan over which china claim sovereignty is barred from full member status. Check number one the house or sorties in beijing already sure they are on top of these event if its really your event and number 2 for it starts or not. It be and are used the only investigating or not. That email has since been at the center of a route between taiwan and the w. H. O. According to taiwan the fact that patients had been placed in isolation was an intrinsic alert of a human to human transmitted disease. Said that they wanted to. Know. Me scoop of. Me because on me. And for most of them it was infamous and i saw as the other for me that. We thought well the message you we provide. In addition to requesting more information. You have to pay really careful attention to these events they say they are they are in touch with. They didnt reply that they were out thank you we have received. Taiwan decided it couldnt afford to wait for the w. H. O. On december 31st it began implementing its own emergency containment measures their response was to prove highly effective taiwan has a population of 25000000 and sits only 93 miles from the chinese mainland to date it has had 498 cases of corona virus and only 7 deaths meanwhile louis chan says the chinese authorities kept an eye in the problem. Press release on these numbers 31st and its not its not stars and theres no evidence of human to human transmission but we still think ahead we cannot risk. That its really sars. So after all these gusher internally at the agency. The Prime Ministers Office we decided to start on board. Inspection of all the direct flights coming from things that day and the use during our time we had a round trip off the red flies on a weekly basis. By now residents and 100. 00 were also becoming alarmed. The border. Of course i. Want to reach him so much i dont know. How to suck them up. Sort of caught up in a shortage of. Neurons i must try to as an italian whos lived a new hand since 2006 when all my cock took me to cut it. Just like a discussion hospital. Sceptics to. Dial into your. Hearts i had a possible cost. On january 23rd 3 weeks after the 1st news of the mysterious virus had leaked it was locked down by then over a 1000 people have been infected what happened in those crucial 3 weeks in january has yet to be fully explained and for all that those 3 weeks. Almost to issue a press release on a daily basis and all these press release just. Sort of message number one its being controlled well and i think there was at least one week there were like 00 new case new all new cases needle the real new ok so its its providing. Reassurance to the world while these outbreaks being well controlled dont worry about that still number q. They kept saying there was no evidence of human to human transmission. The taiwanese c. D. C. Had already implemented containment measures but it remained in contact with china. On january 13th along with experts from hong kong and macau it sent a delegation to hand to study the virus we have a meeting with the public knows it all because central provincial public has a story to discuss to ask more questions about the 24 courses. As i mean to. Report that there are 41 cases of the typical morning 28 or associates with one man the full market. And 13 cases totally no association with while and she feels like it is a point i think we need to nor our biology at him and then the origin of the protein case. The chairperson of the meetin who came from a local authority has said that. There is no evidence of human to human transmission 1st and now we have a lot of discussion and finally the Central Government of you should say that what you say was always mention now we see in. The media human to human transmission cannot be excluded. Shewn there will be poetry damage or really soon. That crucial news doesnt seem to have reached the w. H. O. On january 14th tokenize ations director general to draw scuppering sauce tweeted that there was no evidence of human to human transmission. Looks like they just totally trust beijing. And all of these 2 weeks 1st 2 weeks in january. There were basically copycat. Remember stay organized. To the members they. Cannot Member States. In the mean time i think they need the Chinese Government right to call for a write. In the beginning you basically whatever that the. Chinese government. Is a professor of Global Health studies at sutton hole university in new jersey and an expert on the Chinese Health system. That is not. Government giving was the National Health commission in china and the return is my understanding and my research suggested that even the National Health commission was and you formed this very true nature of the outbreak so there was clearly local government. By your twentys even though by that time it was open secret in the front line. You know there was human to human transmission. Actually steal you know basically stopped at the official. Snow. You mean to human transmission. No t. V. Was in pain that years ago that seen so much of them into normal notified of its on a regular basis on a call about this you know theres a little. Bit of this but i think that it will be if you will be saying but. You dont want to be there. Kosovo cause. Yet and early january Data Collected by chinese hospitals late to published by the new england journal of medicine confirmed that there had been human transmission. It is proven that since mid december human to human transmission happened among people who were in close contact with each other. The 1st 6 people came from the Seafood Market from january 1 to january 11th but over 80 percent of the patients had never been there. According to the same data 70 percent had never had contact with the patients before they had been affected by asymptomatic people. But parents out there. 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In light of evolving evidence w. H. O. Advises start governments should encourage the general public to rid of mosques where there is widespread transmission and physical distancing is difficult its this kind of apparent inconsistency that has brought the w. H. O. Criticism which the Organization Says is unfair. You know everything. Because youre noncommittal. They are already. On a c c. But what still puzzles many is why it took the w. H. O. So long to declare events in china a Public Health emergency of International Concern this fake notice would have galvanized the International Community into an earlier and arguably more Effective Response but weeks after the w. H. O. Was notified about the one outbreak the matter was still under discussion actually was the director general decided to. Be declaring. Just. Its an action. Get used basically the government Chinese Government provided. Is working without a partner it is night and day in china and the other affected countries at the regional level and here at the headquarters to fill the gaps in our knowledge as quickly as possible wives. Trying to. Fake. Trying to make disease reagans fish a new country. Shining. Finally on january the 29th 10 truscott france sauce flew to china on an official visit. To. Start. A mission. Or to. Instead. Phrase the new few sea leaves a chinese response you have to also recognize the mishandling of the you know if they could just say well you did a great job of responding to the outbreak a you know even though were in the beginning you miss and you know that may act and theyll call never you know i think that would howl. More credibility on his return on january 30th the w. H. O. As director general finally declared a state of international emergency. Health checks were now among the measures it suggested to Member States 4 weeks after taiwan had implemented the same procedures but surprisingly the w. H. O. Did not recommend any travel restrictions with china and. Dozens. And actually open. Any regions for travel and trade or under the games. But that means that. Consistency. There to guide us. Crazy right the Chinese Government for taking those drastic. Measure like you need me to write the students back into writing. But in the meantime you were telling other countries like dont impose those travel restrictions continue to accept. The passengers from china. And i could organize a song across. Like you. People i meet somebody very soon is she very little cause of that so. It would be another 2 weeks before the w. H. O. Sent its own group of experts to study the situation in china initially the official program didnt even include a visit to hand the epicenter of the epidemic where there were 56000 cases of infection after pushing back the expensive venture he spent 24 hours in the city. To the surprise of many the final report continue to emphasize the w. H. S. Position that contagion from asymptomatic patients was not clear and was in any case ran. The better course as well that this. Is political. So. We say well you know. Thats. Just the way following the expats returned to geneva on february 24th it would be another 18 days before the agency officially declared a pandemic. You know say the situation is under me where the a by the mia. More than a stamp by a motor that will be our pool because were out of the corners that i am going to some of the more i. Find their music works it works because like a mascot he said what in my twentys. She said ill maintain the plan that i want to feel. Like a causal person and they got out of the process put ropey them here to see the way this is a bit a more the norm. On the deserted streets of theyve become familiar figures couriers on bicycles delivering food or medicine to lock down colombians most of them here are venezuelan migrants miss a mother of 4 says contagion is always on her mind none of them receive Health Insurance for their work and exposing themselves and very few seem to have it yet there may be a bright side people who look down on them as a skilled migrants now say theyre essential to control the virus i receive messages on the out saying that we are you know so i was a nurse back home what i am doing is not all that different from my passion help